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MVN 11, 006 (P116020)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope--6 guruš workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 27.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) gurusz iri-ta nu-e3
seal impression
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2-ta
3. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-sze3
reverse
1. iti 2(disz)-kam
2. bala tusz-a sza3-ba i3-gal2
blank space
3. kiszib3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka ugula
4. mu na-ba-sa6-sze3
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka#
2. dumu inim!-{d}nansze
3. lu2 lunga {d}[inanna?]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 46.0 wide × 27.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: complete.
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: unbroken envelope--6 guruš workers)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 11, 6

[Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
history: MCS 3, 7 HSM 6167

[Fish1953MCS3] Fish, Thomas. 1953. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 3.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1909.05.003
Accession No.: 06167

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.02.00, Amar-Suen.01.03.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-07-19 at 08:36:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-07-19 at 08:09:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-07-19 at 08:09:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:40:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:19:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:48	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024135)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005625 (composite) (P458335)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

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“MVN 11, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020.

MVN 11, 006 artifact entry (No. P116020). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020

MVN 11, 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116020
LB  - CDLI:P116020
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - MVN 11, 006 artifact entry
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ER  -

“MVN 11, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020.

MVN 11, 006 artifact entry (No. P116020). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020

MVN 11, 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116020
LB  - CDLI:P116020
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - MVN 11, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P116020
ER  -

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